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For whatever reason in the last few days, Jack's anxiety in the evenings is back up. He's been pacing and whining again. And a new development is he whines and scratches at the door if I shut it behind me. I just wish I knew what was making him anxious. He goes on a walk every day for at least an hour, he plays with Yobo at least twice a day,… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

It's impossible to get good pictures of Jack in the evening. As soon as I have to use the flash, I just feel like I lose all of his expressions. I'll have to be more careful to carry my camera during the day. Jack is best friends with my neighbor's dog Yobo. I think they could play for hours! They're pretty evenly matched as well. Jack is… read more

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I forgot my normal walking shoes on campus yesterday and so for the second day in a row, I walked Copper and Yobo in a rather new pair of shoes. We all know this is a bad idea, but I really didn't feel like going back to campus to get my other shoes! Now I'm paying for it. I have blisters the size of my pinkie toes on my pinkie toes! read more

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I've started letting my neighbor's dog Yobo hang out with Copper in my house and go on walks with us. I think it's good for Copper to watch Yobo confidently approach strangers and do normal dog things in the house! It's seemed to help him a little bit already. I think it would do wonders if he was adopted by someone with a really energetic, conf… read more

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Copper and I went to the dog park today with my neighbors dogs Yobo and Mobley. Of course because of the snow and the dirt underneath, all of the dogs had filthy legs and bellies. But when I went to wipe Copper off, I noticed all of the water had beaded up! After I was done toweling him off, his white belly was snow white again! At any rate, I … read more